A Lil Lytnin' Strikes Lung Cancer

So here we are. Five years. When I was diagnosed with metastatic lung cancer, the statistics said that my chances of living to see this day ...

Thankfully my scans were much less of a roller coaster this time around. The consensus was that the brain mets are probably stable, so I can...

I don't even know where to start. The past 4 days have been completely absurd. As of Monday morning, I was out of the clinical trial b...

I started off my birthday this morning in the most bad-a$$ way possible - by getting kicked out of my clinical trial. Yes, that’s right, ea...

I was surprised and a little embarrassed to see that I have my every-other-week clinical trial checkup  on Monday , meaning it has been alm...

I got my drugs! I got my drugs! I got my drugs! My first dose of entrectinib Now let's hope they work.

Well, my liver counts have been dropping, but they still aren't low enough to start the trial. Because of the holiday weekend, my next p...

Well, faithful reader, you may recall that I was supposed to start my clinical trial today. All the tests were run, all the "i"s...

The past two weeks have consisted of a brain MRI, chest CT scan, countless tubes of blood drawn, urine test, EKG, extensive health history, ...

Well, we have been waiting for the next sign of progression as the cue that it was time to switch drugs, and it looks like the time is now. ...

Four years ago today I was diagnosed with lung cancer. We wouldn't find our for several days just how bad it was. This time four years a...

I'm sure you have all been following my brain met saga with baited breath ;) so today I will bring you the latest MRI results, which are...

I have my every-three-month scans coming up on Friday, and I am already a nervous wreck. The week or so leading up to my scans I, like clock...

There's an old saying in medicine, "When you hear hoof beats, think horses, not zebras." The logic behind the adage is that th...

I came across this NY Times article, "How Much Do You Want To Know About Your Cancer," and I was moved to comment. Apparently I ha...

Having been through the halo version of SRS (stereotactic radiosurgery) and the fancy new frameless "Edge" technology, I defini...

Well, another little bugger showed up on my MRI. The good news is that it's small (5mm) and we caught it early so SRS ( stereotactic rad...